Not so long ago if people knew they were about to be coming into some money yet they needed to pay a bill right now, they could do what is known as “floating” a check. This involves writing a check when there actually isn’t enough money to cover the balance, at least at the

The intense stock market volatility surfacing late this summer has done little to impact bank and credit union certificate of deposit rates. While the stock market has seen days in which the major indices have moved by multiple percentage points from the open to the close, CD rates have showed little volatility continuing a mostly

Bank CD rates dropped just slightly for the week ending October 28, 2011. Based on the most recent survey of CD interest rates performed by Selectcdrates.com, the average rate on the top ten best CD rates covering maturities of three months through five years fell by less than one basis point. The Selectcdrates.com CD rates

A number of bank certificate of deposits currently available have yields that are well above the national average rate. But, bank CDs that are ten times the national average rate are fewer and finding these hidden financial gems takes a little bit work. Leaders among the bank CD rates that are ten times or above […]

The highest CD rates available in the month of July have moved higher across all account maturities. Short term CD rates have popped right along with long term rates however, the middle of the yield curve for certificates of deposit have showed the strongest performance as the month of July comes to a close. Average […]

As expected, the Federal Reserve announced another rate increase on March 15, 2017. The reaction by bank and bond rates to the Feds rate move was somewhat fickle. While some investors are becoming increasingly worried that the long trend of lower bank rates has been reversed, the impact in the bond and interest rate markets […]

Laddering of CDs is a way to obtain high interest rates by purchasing long maturity CDs but at the same time building in a significant amount of flexibility so that you can adapt to market conditions. It involves a strategy that involves multiple CDs maturing in consecutive years. You start the ladder by

The bank is following the rules established by the Expedited Funds Availability Act. When the bank is dealing with a new customer, it can hold onto the deposits longer.
In this scenario, an account is considered new for the first 30 calendar days after it was created. The account would not be defined as new if

One big difference is a money market account is an interest earned savings account that is offered by a FDIC insured financial institution. The FDIC insures up to $100,000. Whereas the money market mutual fund is based on a seven day average yield rather than an annual yield. However, the effective rate is

The rule of 72 is a simplified way to determine how long an investment will take to double, given a fixed annual rate of interest. By dividing 72 by the annual rate of return investors can get a rough estimate of how many years it will take for the initial investment to duplicate itself.

In today’s competitive banking market, if you are a regular bank ATM user and pay a charge for using it, it is probably time to change banks. There is enough competition in most areas that you can find a bank that will offer free ATM use. Compare the bank products and services that are most important

Competitive banks are generally paying higher yields on certificates of deposit and savings accounts to attract customers. Banks historically paid the lowest rates of return since most bank accounts carry FDIC insurance that protects your principal. As of the number of a banks has increased and the profitability of banks is often tied to their